Chapter 274 Demon General [Two in One]

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Facing the flying monster, Liang Yue flew up to the sky and instantly cut the wolf's body into two pieces.

Qi Yingwu stood guard beside them, ready to deal with the remaining monsters at any time. The three of them had extraordinary comprehension, and without communicating with each other, they naturally formed a formation that was most suitable for the attack.

Chen Xuan used the Buddha's magical power to guide the way, so as to let him do as little as possible. Liang Yue, as a warrior, led the way, and Qi Yingwu, as a Qi Refiner, assisted remotely and guarded all around.

After killing the demon wolf, the three of them maintained this formation and continued to move forward.

The forest was deep and the road was dangerous. After walking a few steps, another towering tree suddenly emitted a demonic aura, and the vines around it began to swing, trying to restrain the three people.

Liang Yue swung his sword to cut off all the sticking vines, while Qi Yingwu raised his hand and made a gesture. A black lightning fell from the sky and struck the tree trunk with a crack, causing a raging fire.

"Ah——" The giant tree let out a muffled scream.

Along with the wailing sound, its body began to swell and expand, as if it was about to explode.

"Be careful!" Chen Xuanjiu saw that the demonic energy in its body was expanding rapidly, and immediately warned it, and the three of them retreated together.

Boom!

Then the tree trunk emitted a huge roar and explosion sound, covering an area of ​​dozens of feet in radius, and all turned into a sea of ​​devilish flames and fire.

While Chen Xuan was dodging, he caught a glimpse of a stupid squirrel on a branch nearby. The squirrel seemed a little stunned by the flames and explosion, and did not move, and was about to be engulfed by the sea of ​​fire.

He raised his hand and picked up the squirrel, holding it in his palm when it landed, and saved it.

But when he looked at the squirrel again, the cute little animal, which originally looked a little silly, suddenly bared its teeth, revealing two ferocious fangs, its eyes turned red, and it opened its teeth to bite him hard!
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Liang Yue, who was standing next to him, directly thrust the sword into the squirrel's mouth, and at the same time, he kicked the squirrel away.

Sure enough, its body exploded in mid-air, and a ball of demonic flame rose.

"Be careful with everything in this damn place. They will explode if you hit them." Liang Yue reminded.

Before he finished speaking, an inconspicuous little white flower not far away suddenly exploded, releasing a cloud of poisonous gas.

Qi Yingwu waved his hand and used his magical power to disperse it, adding: "It will explode even if you don't fight it."

"Alas." Chen Xuanjiu sighed, "It seems that all the creatures in this mountain have been possessed by demons. All those with spiritual consciousness have murderous intentions."

Any creature that has been possessed by a demon, whether human or demon, is extremely dangerous, because they will completely lose their mind and will do anything to kill, even at the cost of self-destruction.

This is also the reason why the Demonic Sect has always been severely cracked down on. Not only are some of their methods of practice evil, but the existence of these demonic practitioners is a huge hidden danger.

During the process of cultivation, once the palace of a demon cultivator is devoured by the demonic energy, he will turn into such a monster, without distinguishing between right and wrong, friend or foe, and living only for killing.

And the probability of them becoming possessed by demons is slightly higher - as long as they continue to practice, nine out of ten may end up being possessed by demons.

Fortunately, many demon cultivators will be eliminated by the righteous, backstabbed by their peers, or backstabbed by the righteous people they thought were their peers... Half of them may die before they become demons, which lowers the probability a little.

But because the practice is simple and the growth is fast, there are still many people who continue to join the big family of the Demon Sect.

If he is really gifted and keeps practicing till the end, the pinnacle of magic cultivation will be like the Demon Lord Dong Yuefeng of that year.

His body had been shattered, and the spilled demonic blood alone was enough to pollute this place for a hundred years and spawn so many monsters. This shows how terrifying Dongyue Peak was in its heyday.

Chen Xuanjiu glanced at the sky in the distance and saw that the sun was beginning to set. He said, "The later it gets here, the stronger the demonic energy will be. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with after nightfall. We have to speed up."

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Fortunately, Yuanshan Mountain was not very high, and the three of them had superb cultivation. Although they were cautious along the way, they climbed the mountain quite quickly.

Before the sunset glowed, they had already arrived at a cave near the top of the mountain. The interior was dark and deep, filled with a sinister aura. It was obvious that this was a cave where a great demon was hiding.

"The place with the most concentrated demonic energy in this mountain is deep in this cave. It seems we have to go in."

Following Chen Xuanjiu's guidance, the three of them resolutely stepped into the cave.

After entering, I could see a little bit of what was inside. It was a very open cave, like a small square, surrounded by bare black stones. No wonder there was no light at all.

There is another cave entrance at the other end, and it seems there is a way inside.

However, there was a man squatting in the center of the cave. He was dressed like a mountain woodcutter. His features were not very clear because his face was covered with black lines formed by the gathering of demonic energy. He held a small axe in his hand.

Maybe he really was a woodcutter who was chopping wood in the mountains and was infected by the evil spirit and stayed here.

Before the three approached, he kept muttering, "If I can't chop wood again, my wife will be angry."

"Hurry up and chop some wood and go home. The kid can't wait for dinner."

"Take the firewood and exchange it for rice and vegetables..."

As the three men slowly approached, he suddenly raised his head, looked at the three young men, and smiled grimly: "Here comes the firewood."

Seeing that he seemed to still have a trace of spiritual consciousness, which was better than those monsters outside, Liang Yue asked: "Sir, do you know where the demon-suppressing soldiers are?"

"The demon-suppressing soldier?" The woodcutter stood up, picked up the small axe in his hand, and said viciously: "The demon-suppressing soldier is in there, come and get it!"

After saying that, a strong black aura suddenly burst out from his body and rushed towards the three people!

Liang Yue swung his sword and fought head-on, with a clanging sound.

Bu Liuming collided with the tattered-looking axe and was unexpectedly chopped back. The huge force contained in it pushed Liang Yue back more than ten feet, and he almost flew out of the cave.

Qi Yingwu's magical power was unleashed, dividing heaven and earth, and drawing a circle in the void, trapping the woodcutter inside.

He rushed forward, as if he had hit an invisible barrier. Ripples appeared and his body returned to the circle from the other side.

But the magical powers outside were able to penetrate. Qi Yingwu and Chen Xuanjiu joined forces, and white and golden lights flew through the invisible barrier and fell on the woodcutter.

Bang bang bang bang——

He was beaten so hard that he roared and shouted continuously, and puffs of black air escaped from him.

It seems that Qi Yingwu and Xuan Jiu did fight side by side a lot when they were training in the illusion, and the two of them cooperated very well.

The black gas in the circle became thicker and thicker. After filling the entire space, it suddenly exploded with a loud bang!

boom!
After the explosion, black fog filled the air.

The three retreated quickly, and a figure suddenly rushed out of the mist, swinging a short axe at an incredible speed, slashing at Qi Yingwu. The previous round of attacks seemed to have no effect on him!
Qi Yingwu's feet moved quickly, his body twisted, and he disappeared, appearing at the edge of the cave.

On the other side, the Vajra Fist arrived, and Chen Xuan activated his Dharma image, punching his body and sending it flying, crashing into the cave wall. The Vajra power had a sealing effect, preventing him from escaping for a while, but he could only hold on for a moment.

But that was enough. Liang Yue followed closely behind him, his sword flashing coldly, and pierced the woodcutter's chest and abdomen.

The evil spirit leaked out crazily from the wound, making people's minds shaken. Chen Xuanjiu and Qi Yingwu were only slightly touched from a distance, and they were already dazed and hurriedly chanted a spell to stabilize the temple.

Liang Yue seemed to be unaffected at all, and his mind was still clear.

This surprised the two of them, and they didn't know why his divine consciousness was so powerful. They were just a little bit close to him, but Liang Yue was spraying him?

After nailing the man to the wall with the sword without leaving a name, Liang Yue paid no attention to the evil spirit, but instead urged his own sword intent to cut down with the sharp edge, trying to cut the woodcutter's body in half!

"Ah——" the woodcutter also let out a scream.

Just as Liang Yue was about to complete his task, a black light suddenly burst out from the woodcutter's body, and Liang Yue was bounced away. After that, he was suspended in the air, and the whole person was filled with black energy. His body changed, and he actually grew two heads and four arms!
The ordinary woodcutter just now turned into a demon-like figure with three heads and six arms and a pitch-black body in the blink of an eye!
"I am a demon general, guarding the south! Who dares to pass through?" After the transformation, his eyes seemed no longer blank, but pure ferocity, "Present your death!"

This demon general with three heads and six arms was different from the previous one. He waved one hand and a crescent-shaped black light shot out. His six hands could fill the sky with black light in the blink of an eye, and the light would explode when it hit the ground.

For a moment, there was no place for the three people to hide in the entire cave!
"Something's wrong, let's evacuate first!" Liang Yue shouted.

It is obvious that they cannot deal with the demon general in his current state. If they stay any longer, all three of them will die here.

But even exiting the cave is not that easy.

Chen Xuanjiu suddenly exploded, forming a seal with one hand, and summoned the Vajra Dharma Image, and shouted like a huge bell: "Screech!"

As the Dharma sound uttered, golden ripples spread out of thin air, blocking the black light for a moment.

The three of them took advantage of this time to fly out of the cave together.

The demon general did not chase after him. Once he left the cave, he could no longer see what was going on inside and would not be attacked again.

It seemed as if he existed only to prevent people from passing through the cave, rather than purely for killing, but these monsters outside were slightly different.

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At this time, a faint moon had risen into the sky, and demonic energy was flowing everywhere above Yuanshan Mountain, so thick that it was almost turning into a substantial stream.

Even the unconscious grass around was filled with a hint of murderous intent.

"If we can't get through today, we should go down the mountain to rest and come back early tomorrow." Chen Xuan rescued: "At night, there is darkness and the moon, and the demonic energy is too strong to be dealt with at all."

Liang Yue nodded, "At least this time we have tested the bottom line of this demon general."

No wonder Taoist Feng said that they might lose their Dao heart at this stage. The monsters on this mountain are too strong. It's just a guarding demon general, and he hasn't even encountered the possible big demon king yet, but he's so difficult to deal with.

He is just a small leader and has reached the second stage.

Qi Yingwu frowned slightly, "With the strength of this demon general, we may be able to deal with him at dawn. But if there is another demon behind him, his strength must be much stronger than this one. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the three of us to destroy him."

"Is it possible..." Liang Yue pondered, "This level actually asks us to cooperate?"

"You mean looking for people from other groups?" Qi Yingwu also thought of this and said, "But there are only five Yu Linglongs to pass the level. If two groups cooperate, at least six people will be needed. How to allocate them is a difficult problem."

Chen Xuan rescued: "If you can pass the trial, I can do without Yu Linglong."

"There's no rush for this. There's no need to rush to sacrifice. We can talk about the assignment later. We have to see if others are willing to cooperate first." Liang Yue said, "I guess their progress should be similar to ours, and it's unlikely that they will pass the Demon General stage. After we go down the mountain, we'll look for them in other villages. If we can cooperate with Senior Sister Wen and the others, we should be able to pass."

He had such a guess because their team was one of the best and they had no problem cooperating. But even if the three of them worked together, it was still so hard to deal with a demon general. Even if the other two teams were strong, they wouldn't be much stronger.

"Very good." Qi Yingwu also agreed: "You should find Miss Wen to cooperate with you."

Liang Yue was a little surprised by his words and said, "I first considered looking for Senior Sister Wen to cooperate because she is very powerful and is not affected by the demonic energy. She is definitely the strongest fighting force."

"Yes, yes, yes." Qi Yingwu and Chen Xuanjiu both nodded, "Of course it's because of this."

Liang Yue: “?”

The way down the mountain was more difficult than going up, because it was night, and the monsters in the mountains had red eyes and were patrolling around and killing each other.

Even the monsters themselves are killing each other, so once they encounter a stranger, they will naturally go crazy.

After another bloody battle, the three of them finally broke out of the encirclement and returned to the foot of the mountain.

Not far from the entrance of the mountain road, they saw the village chief of Nangu Village waiting there with a group of people. When they saw the three people coming down, they immediately stepped forward and asked with concern: "Three young men, how are you?"

"To be honest, the demons on the mountain are difficult to deal with. We didn't make it through and may have to wait until tomorrow." Liang Yue answered truthfully.

"It's okay. The monsters will be much weaker during the day." The old man smiled and said, "I'll let you rest in the village for one night, and then go up the mountain early tomorrow. Come with me, I've prepared a place for you to rest and food and wine."

"Thank you." Liang Yue thanked him and continued, "No need for wine and food. We want to go to other villages to find partners to cooperate with. I wonder which way to go?"

"That's easy." The old man said with a smile, "You young men have been working hard for half a night. Come and have some food and wine and rest for a while. I'll ask someone to lead the way for you later."

"No need for wine and food." Liang Yue refused again emphatically.

"Well, all right." The old man sighed, as if he was very sorry. "You young heroes have helped us a lot, but you don't enjoy a meal with us. It's really a shame. The mountain road is complicated and difficult to travel at night. I will bring a few strong men to lead the way for you."

After saying that, he turned around and shouted a few times, calling over a few strong men, who then led the three of them in another direction with torches.

The Demon Valley was very large, and was covered with ancient trees and thick jungles. Even if you flew into the sky, you couldn't see the road clearly. If it weren't for the locals leading the way, it would not be so easy to find other villages.

After walking around for a while, the surroundings became increasingly quiet and deep in the forest, and even the sounds of birds and animals disappeared. Finally, a somewhat dilapidated village was seen in front of us.

Liang Yue looked around and suddenly asked, "Father, are we going to Xigu Village?"

"Yes." replied the old village chief.

"That's not right." Liang Yue smiled and said, "Why do I feel that the bloody smell here is a bit strong? Did many people die in Xigu Village?"

"Then I don't know." The old man smiled awkwardly and pointed ahead, "Anyway, it's over there. When you find your companions, just ask them yourself."

Liang Yue said, "Father, you guys look very similar and indeed fooled us a little. But you villagers still have some flaws."

The old man looked puzzled, "Young man, what are you talking about?"

"Since you have received the message from the Dao Palace and learned that we are coming, as you said, you will be free if you take away the Demon Suppression Soldier." Liang Yue said leisurely, "But you have not left for generations, and you have not shown any curiosity about the outside world, nor have you shown any joy about leaving. Your excitement is more because of our arrival and ourselves."

"I think either the information sent to you by the Dao Palace is different from what you said, or it is impossible for you to get out..." Liang Yue said word by word: "Because you have not yet eliminated the evil spirit!"

"Haha." The old man suddenly smiled sinisterly, "I wanted to put drugs in the food and wine to knock you down, but who knew you could even resist the temptation of steamed weasel, so I had no choice but to bring you here."

"..." Hearing his words, the three of them were silent for a moment.

It turns out you really think it's a delicious dish. If you eat a whole bowl of rice soaked in soy sauce, maybe someone would be fooled.

"I am clean, how can you say that I am still evil? No matter how smart you are, you were tricked by me and came here." The old man's voice turned angry again, "My son, come out!"

As he roared, heavy footsteps suddenly came from the village behind him!
　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)